The Battle of Stamford Bridge

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🗓️ 7 October 2020

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The Battle of Stamford Bridge (Old English: Gefeoht æt Stanfordbrycge) took place at the village of Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire, in England on 25 September 1066, between an English army under King Harold Godwinson and an invading Norwegian force led by King Harald Hardrada and the English king's brother Tostig Godwinson. After a bloody battle, both Hardrada and Tostig along with most of the Norwegians were killed. Although Harold Godwinson repelled the Norwegian invaders, his army was defeated by the Normans at Hastings less than three weeks later. The battle has traditionally been presented as symbolising the end of the Viking Age, although major Scandinavian campaigns in Britain and Ireland occurred in the following decades, such as those of King Sweyn Estrithson of Denmark in 1069–1070 and King Magnus Barefoot of Norway in 1098 and 1102–1103.

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0:00.0	So, uh, so did you see Tenet?
0:02.7	No, because I don't want to die.
0:04.1	Did you see it?
0:05.7	No, I also don't want to.
0:07.1	Yeah, I had tracks.
0:08.3	It's smart.
0:09.8	Surprise!
0:12.8	Oh, man.
0:14.3	What did you guys do this time?
0:15.9	She's wealthy.
0:16.7	So we know how you're doing your episodes this week and next about the battle of
0:20.2	Stampade Ridge.
0:21.3	That's Stanford Bridge.
0:22.4	Stanford.
0:23.0	Right.
0:23.8	And we recreated the battlefield for you as a gift.
0:28.7	You replaced our podcasting recording studio in the 12th century muddy field.
0:33.4	The smell.
0:35.8	Mm-hmm.
0:36.4	Yes, 12th century.
0:37.6	Down to the last cobblestone, by the way.
0:40.1	What on earth would make you guys think that I would want to do this?
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